Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Federal tax policy incentivizes demolition over reuseWednesday, June 23, 2021by Marc Denhez, Ken Grafton. Originally published on Policy Options
“You have, ladies and gentlemen, to give this much to the Luftwaffe. When it knocked down our buildings, it didn...
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NCC board decry 'embarrassing' state of decrepit 24 Sussex DriveWednesday, June 23, 2021OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Blair Crawford
“Embarrassing.” A “trainwreck.” “Political paralysis.”
A National Capital Commission board member minced no words Wednesday when warning about the...
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PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION: OTTAWA HOSPITAL MASTER PLANTuesday, June 15, 2021HERITAGE OTTAWA
The City of Ottawa will hold a Public Information Session to discuss The Ottawa Hospital Master Plan.
WHEN: TUESDAY JUNE 29, 2021 – 6:00 PMOnline: www.zoom.us/...
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City Council Approves One Percent Tax on Vacant Homes in OttawaWednesday, June 9, 2021CTV NEWS Ottawa, By Ted Raymond
Ottawa city council has approved a plan to impose a one per cent tax rate on vacant homes in the city.
The tax would be included in a homeowner's...
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How to Get People Across the Ottawa River — and Save our Heritage BridgesTuesday, June 8, 2021Ottawa Citizen | Opinion, By George Bruce Levine
The future of the 120-year-old Alexandra Bridge across the Ottawa River has been the subject of several scenarios, none of which presents a...
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Ottawa Set to Charge Tax on Vacant HomesWednesday, June 2, 2021Five years ago, Heritage Ottawa began questioning the City's policy of reducing the tax rate for vacant buildings. It was felt that this only encouraged demolition-by-neglect by providing an...
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Carleton Announces Student Winners of the HODI Award in Built Heritage ConservationFriday, May 21, 2021HERITAGE OTTAWA
Carleton University and the board of directors of Historic Ottawa Development Inc. (HODI) have announced the winners of the 2021 HODI Award in Built Heritage Conservation....
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Heritage, environmental advocates form group to save Alexandra BridgeFriday, May 7, 2021CBC OTTAWA
A group made up of heritage, transportation and environmental advocates has formed to oppose plans to demolish and rebuild the 120-year-old Alexandra Bridge between Ottawa and...
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Centre Block Rehabilitation Project: Reno of the CenturyWednesday, May 5, 2021This article first appeared in the March 2021 issue of the Heritage Ottawa Newsletter.
By Carolyn Quinn
The Centre Block rehabilitation project is being called the “renovation of...
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Fiducie nationale du Canada ajoute le pont Alexandra sur sa liste des lieux menacésFriday, April 30, 2021La Fiducie nationale du Canada
La Liste des lieux menacés de la Fiducie nationale braque les projecteurs de la nation sur les lieux du patrimoine en péril, que ce soit ces lieux de culte,...